"Kim Ha-sung will aim for a long-term contract after 'Pillow Contract' with SF." Reporter in charge of The Athletic SF... Bellinger, Beltran. There are many examples such as Chapman

"Kim Ha-sung will aim for a long-term contract after 'Pillow Contract' with SF." Reporter in charge of The Athletic SF... Bellinger, Beltran. There are many examples such as Chapman

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It was expected that Kim Ha-sung would sign a long-term contract after signing a pillow contract with the San Francisco Giants.

Grant Briceby, San Francisco's manager for The Athletic, a U.S. sports media outlet, said on the 25th (local time), "Kim Ha-sung will sign a pillow contract with the hope of proving himself in 2025 and then seek a typical Boras contract next offseason. (It) doesn't really pose a big risk to San Francisco. The best scenario is for Kim Ha-sung to sign a long-term contract after playing well. Matt Chapman took that path."

Chapman signed a three-year contract with San Francisco that included an annual opt-out, but after a year of good performance, he signed with San Francisco again for a six-year, $151 million contract.스포츠토토

Adrian Beltre signed a one - year, $10 million pillow deal with the Boston Red Sox in 2010 and signed a five - year, $9600 deal with the Texas Rangers after the wRC+ soared from 81 to 140. A successful example of a pillow deal.

Cody Bellinger also signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Cubs after signing a one-year contract.

"Kim Ha-sung injured his shoulder while returning to first base in August, and he later underwent surgery to repair the torn joint of his throwing shoulder," Briceby said. "The torn joint is the worst injury for a shortstop who accumulates most of the value in defense. Fernando Tatis Jr. was a fantastic shortstop until his joint was torn, but now he is an outfielder. Jack Cozart was a good defender until his joint was torn, but he never played again after that. Trevor Story suffered a torn joint much earlier than Kim Ha-sung last season, and Boston is currently in the shortstop market."

Briceby, however, explained, "San Francisco would want Kim Ha-sung because the best version of him is so helpful. He is a rare infielder who can receive a gold glove at second base or shortstop. Most Gold Glove shortstop is too inexperienced to be a gold glove level at second base, and vice versa. He will bring speed to a much-needed lineup as well. He is also young at 29, and it is not impossible that he can be better in his fifth major league season. His output was on the rise even before he got hurt."

Briceby said, "Kim Ha-sung will not even want a long-term contract now. He is likely to sign a one-year contract that includes player options. This means San Francisco can add him to the team without hiring him until he is in his 30s."

"Kim Ha-sung would take a reasonable gamble," Briceby stressed. "He's fit for a roster and clubhouse, and if he's healthy, he can accumulate all the WARs, and be a timepiece like Chapman who made San Francisco more noticeable than ever before."